Registration data lifting for inkling on Pa
Politicians in Pennsylvania assess last minute registration as the November 9 vote nears. Republicans target 3 million registered, Democrats say they are satisfied with turnout. Roosevelt’s Pittsburgh appearance and Willkie state tour boost campaign momentum amid races for auditor general, state treasurer, and legislative seats.
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Tom Reedy
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Philpha
Allegheny County
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Wendell L. Willkle
Sentoy
Joseph P. Guffey
General Assembly
Senate
House
496 000 Persons Dropped From Penns Relief Rolls
The final week of September saw a net reduction in Pennsylvania general assistance. State-financed rolls fell by 1,641 cases and 5,003 persons, leaving 148,812 cases and 431,766 individuals on relief. Cash disbursements totaled 931,480 with 60,799 in milk orders. Net employment gains in private industry reduced 588 cases and 2,382 people.
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Pennsylvania
WPA
War on Fire Traps in Alleys of City
The fire chief seeks an immediate campaign to end scavenger practices and prosecute offenders after repeated alley fires near Montgomery Ward. Fire Prevention Week highlights hazards of refuse in alleys and calls for cooperative action with workers, as garbage collection hinges on proper containers. Six Democrats holdover seats signaled during a high-stakes state election, with implications for governance in 1941.
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Paulson
Montgomery Ward
Senate
James
Jap Army Names New Chief of Staff General Sugiyama
General Sugiyama former minister of war is named head of the Japanese army replacing Prince Kohohito. Kunin 76 is appointed leader of the supreme military council. Portugal has been independent since the twelfth century.
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Gen Sugiyama
Prince Kohohito
Kun-in
Supreme Military Council
Portugal
Erie writer and former sheriff Tom Sterrett dies after illness
Thomas G Sterrett 63 a veteran Erie newspaperman and former Erie county sheriff died Sunday in Hamet hospital after a brief illness. A descendant of one of the county’s first families he suffered a heart attack Friday and had shown signs of improvement Saturday. Sterrett served in the Spanish American War and as a World War I major in U S Marines public relations. He ran Sterrett’s Weekly from his room aided by telephone and later contributed to Erie Works GE publications. Survived by widow a daughter and two brothers Captain R B Sterrett and Andrew Sterrett.
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Tom Sterrett
Erie
Thomas G.sterrett
Erie County
Hamet Hospital
Erle
Sterritt
Sterrett
United States Marines
New York City
Erie Works
General Electric Company
Marines
Theodore Roosevelt
Maylower
R. B. Sterrett
Andrew Sterrett
You Can't Always Tell By a New Car's Lines
Detroit Oct. 7 1941 model year brings uniform styling with longer lower wider bodies and concealed running boards. Engine power rises while gadgets remain few though push button operations appear. Standard models gain prestige labels as makers emphasize hydramatic and fluid drive options. Price increases modest overall as manufacturers cut costs by sharing chassis across lines. The 1940 frame marks the movable type printing industry’s 61st anniversary and American papermaking’s 250th year.
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David J. Wilkie
AP Automobile Raltor
Detroit
Motorumr
Eddie Dolan Finds Work After Relief Days
Eddie Dolan, out of work and on relief, begins cutting lawns to help his family. He explains relief tickets fund Meals and taxes, and after an encounter with skeptical homeowners, Schippi Landscape offers him full time work at three dollars a day. Eddie envisions paying back the city and reuniting with Mamie Corcoran as hope returns.
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Dolan
Eddie
Ma Dolan
Dolans
Mamie
Corco
M&n
Factry
Cassidy
Fapdie
Sin
Goldie
Widow O'Connor
Eddie Dolan
Imo
Schippi
George
Tom
Mr. Burton
Schippi Landscape Company
Mr. Bure
Mr. Schipps
Beth
Mamie Corcoran
Asl
NBC 4 s0) Weaf and CBS Nets Eye Mets Hope
NBC and ABC network listings mix with radio program notes. Mentions WEAF 4 and WJZ as networks, Bishop and Knudsen are referenced in Army ord discussions, and a people’s selection angles appear amid late morning schedule notes.
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WEAF
Mets
Abc-Cb Heirs
Dell
Bernie
Trom
Cbs Bishop
MBS
Army
Ord Knudsen
NBC
WE Crockery
Lective
Lerlut Baines
abc and the party of japan feature find
A fragmented note suggests a feature on Japan involving a particle discovery. The text references powders and a possible particle across, but details remain unclear and incomplete.
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ABC
Japan
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